The pleasure, obtained from
assembling of this model is compared only with its sizes...
Without going into details, I can say only that the fact that this is one of the
best plastic models on a scale 1/48, which I sometimes assembled.
Preparation
After a certain meditation was
selected version TBM-1D
Avenger, USS San Jacinto with the ASD radar on the
right wing. Immediately the interesting special feature of this machine founded
- cowling is colored only in 2 colors - Navy Sea Blue and white, instead
of those assumed to 3.
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The source materials
Besides the plastic itself they
were bought in addition «Big Ed» from the Czech «Uncle
Eduard» and resin engine from Russian
“Vector”.
Vector’s engine
delivered certain quantity of unpleasant minutes because of the need for adding
more than 30 bent wire conduits and tightening devices; however, the result of
that cost itself. Unfortunately, the most difficult
moment proved to fitting it into the fuselage - it was
necessary not only to grind off the walls of cowling, but also engine itself. Note
that this is the standard problem of the majority of resin parts.
Michael
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